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I have been working on my Meadowbrook for over 3 years now. Finally got around to change out the battery cables and just noticed this!!!! This can't be from the factory!?!? Seriously? Attaching the ground cable under a head bolt? Where is the ground cable supposed to be connected?

working on a 1948 dodge custom/deluxe with the 230 engine d24. can anyone tell me the exact original locations for the battery cable connections for ground and positive ends. also the lengths would be great. this is a 6 volt pos ground system

After reading many threads about battery cable sizes I decided to do some investigation last night on Ruby. I replaced the battery a couple weeks ago and noticed some craking on the cable insulation and this added to my inspiration. So I pulled the battery and wrenched off the nut that holds the lug under the generator. Other than an awkward reach, it was an easy exercize. Once in my hands I instinctively tried to straighten the cable in preparation for measurement. As soon as I tried, the insulation cracked open proving to me that this was likely an original cable. I then grabbed a pair of side cutters to do some further investigation and cut off the terminal head just to see the conductors and to see how good the bond was in the lead. At least 30% of the conductors where loose. Headed down to the big apple for business tonight, but as soon as I get back to Mass tomorrow, first stop is NAPA for a new 24" cable. Can anyone confirm the OEM size is 1/0, or should I go for the 2/0? By the way ground cable to the starter solinoid looks recent as does the lead to the starter itself. Both of these cables appear to be 1/0 if I where to make a guess from appearance. Should I upgrade those as well? I also noticed that the OEM battery hold down frame (rectangular in shape) was intermittantly touching the terminals and had evidence of recent shorting. It is coming off the car and will be blasted and dipped in a rubberized coating to prevent this from happening again. In the interim I picked up a cheap $4- "I" shape universal to keep everything in place for the weekends cruising. - mark